Supporting fixture



Aug; 23, 1932.

c. J. LEMONT 1,873,434

SUPPORTING FIXTURE Filed March 15. 1930 ii/W755 Mia/7.7m

Patented Aug. 23, 1932 UNITED STATES CLARENCE J. LEMONT, or sou'rn MILWAUKEE, wrscoivsm, nssreuon TO LINE MA: TERIAL COMPANY, orsou'm MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN,-ACOR1?ORATIOIN or pann- WARE SUPPORTING rrxrunn I. I

Application filed March 15, 1930. SeriaI No. 436,106.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in supporting fixtures and refers more particularly to a secondary rack for carrying secondarywires along poles or other places.

It is an object of this invention to generally improve and simplify the construction of racks of the character described.

A further object of this invention is to provide an'improved insulator carrying rack formed from stampings to reduce the cost of production.

With the above and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, my invention resides in the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts substantially as hereinafter described and more particularly defined by the appended claims, it being understood that such changes in the precise embodiment of the hereindisclosed invention may be made as come within the scope of the claims.

In the accompanying drawing, the single perspective view, with parts broken away and in section, illustrates one complete example of the physical embodiment of my invention constructed according to the best mode I have so far devised for the practical application thereof.

My improved rack comprises a vertical support or member 5 of channeled construction having side flanges 6 connected by a transverse web or front portion 7 which is slotted at intervals, as at 8, to receive lag screws or other attaching means 9. One or more pairs of rectangular openings are also formed in the transverse web portion, to receive the inner ends of lateral arms 12 for mounting insulators 13.

Each arm 12 is pressed from a single piece of metal and has a substantially rectangular tubular cross-section, one side thereof being formed by the abutting portions 14 and the opposite side 14' being in one piece. The side pieces 14 and 14 are cutaway at their inner ends leaving the adjacent ends of the top and bottom portions 15 extended therebeyond. The extended ends of the top and bottom portions of each arm 12 are projected through its respective opening 10 and are directedlaterally as at 16 tooverlie'the inner lessthan that of the top a nd'bottom portions face of the transverse web7, to which they are secured by rivets or other means 17 The width of the extended ends 16"being slightly 7 15, forms shoulders 18 which abut the outer face of the vertical member 5'and thus ref strain lateral movement of the arms12.

The openings 10 of each pair are spaced" at distance substantially equal 'to' the height of the insulator spool 13. which is mounted between the lateral arms by a bolt or pin 10 adapted to be detachably secured in place by a-cotter pin20. As will be apparent, any

IlllmbeI Of pairs of lateral arms 12 may be.

provided and if desired,in lieu of independ ent or sepa'r'atepins or bolts '19 for each" insulator, a singlebolt passing through the" outer ends of the lateral arms 12 maybe provided. i

This application is a continuancein part of application Serial No. 31,114, filed May "18, 1925. I r a t Fromthe foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanying drawing it will be'readily obvious to those skilled in the art to which an invention of this charac ter appertains, that I provide an insulator supporting fixture or secondary rack which is of extremely simple cosntruction, is strongly constructed andwhich may be made'of any i size to accommodate any desired number of j insulators. v

WhatI-claim as my invention is: 1; An i'nsulator supporting fixture, comprising a m'ain member having a rectangular opening therein, an insulator carrying'memher of rectangular shape in cross-section at to engage the inner face thereof and secure the lateral member in position, and securing means passed through the tongues and the main member.

2. An insulator support comprising a vertical member of channeled construction having a rectangular opening in its front face,

a lateral member substantially rectangular in cross-section, shoulders formed by cutting away a pair of opposite sides of the lateral member'adjacent its inner endpaindstongues, extended-from the-other opposite sides Of tl IGf;

lateral inember, said tongues being of a Width I less than the Width of the lateralmember and ofalwidthsubstaintiallj -equal tdthahof tlie I g g g rectangular opening andheingiadaptedto b passed therethrough and directed laterally to hold the shoulder against the verti'al iii'm'i a her. I V

3. An insulator support comprising'a ver' ticalchannel1membershaming arectangular V openingyin its fface, alateral membr formed :1

of a singlegpieceof sheet. metal andisubstamv tially reotangularvin? cross-section, shoulders;

enallyto secure the later al rnemberi; totheface r ofthe-yerticalmembersnv 4L 'An insulator sup po nt,- comprising,-;a lon-z a gi i dii c an l m be i i g are n uw lar opening; in its face a alateregl memben V formedinasingle pieoe of sheet metalsand s ;substantially" rectangular in crosszsectiion shoulders formed 7 at soppositeisides' -of the late 1-,

eral; in'ember adj agent; its inner; end-,1 tongues; exten ded from the otheroppositesides oil-thew inner: end: of thd lateralf mernber zsaid tonguesw I being of a; Width less than the Width ofithefi lateral...member and substantiallyi equale to thevwidbhbfths r ctan ula epeni gthmwgm which'they are passed and directed laterallylj 4o to engage the inneriacepithe@channelrmemberu and holdr theshould'ers against the outer-w 7 face thereof,- -and ,rivets --passedi th-rougl; {th'eai face of {the channel member and, tongges zk; 5 lnan ,insulatonsupport comprising a i al;s enn -m m erv n e re w l :lar ope nin gz 7 its race, 1 a lateral member: substantiall rectangular. .CI'OSSn;S8t(i0I1iTsand having two parallel edges-projecting beyond :11 the outer end thereof, shoulders formedaatxi' the inner ends ot -sthet lateral-;.mmnben=:and tongues extendinggtrom-said memben and dimeted-laterally {to gsecur-e the; lateral memben to theifac eof,thervertieal :-Inember.- .In'I'testiniony whereofii I have-her untotafisr fixdaifilytsignature r i ,5 L I g CLARENCEYJLLEMQNTM ramed at theinnertendsof thedateral memm l i 

